mistoqsija

Maltese

Root
s-q-s-j
3 terms

Etymology

Derived from staqsa, variant of saqsa (“to ask”), from Arabic اِسْتَقْصَى (istaqṣā, “to investigate, fathom, inquire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪs.tɔʔˈsiː.ja/

Noun

mistoqsija f (plural mistoqsijiet)

1. question
   • 2022, Alfred Massa, Il-Ħarba, Horizons, →ISBN, page 5:

     Tweġibiet għal dawn il-mistoqsijiet imorru lura għal madwar seklu u nofs (jew aktar) qabel ma seħħew dawn il-ħruxijiet.

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